Resistance exercise isn’t just good for building and keeping lean mass. A new study shows that it also could be beneficial in keeping down increases…
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Category: Certified Personal Trainers
Personal Trainer Spotlight: Matt Hirschberg
Matthew D. Hirschberg is the Personal Training Director of Body Renew Fitness and a Master Trainer, State Representative and Subject Matter Expert through the National…
READ MOREIntroducing Variety into Strength Training
For most people, it takes about a month for the body to begin adapting to a strength training program. In other words, training clients who…
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Connective Tissue Training: Strengthening Tendons and Ligaments to Prevent Injury
Personal trainers are well-versed in working muscles, but what about the tendons and ligaments that hold the muscles to each other and to bone? These…
READ MOREThe Reality of Reducing Body Fat
To say that Americans are preoccupied with losing weight is putting it mildly. Losing weight isn’t hand, but even the most “experienced” losers often do…
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The Truth About Sitting
Desk posture protocols are plentiful. There are many rules to follow when sitting like a proper human being. Knees in line with the toes Wrists…
READ MOREExercise of the Week: Straight Barbell Row
Straight Barbell Rows are a staple movement to develop maximum pulling strength and core stability. Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the…
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NFPT 25 Years in the Making: Kane Kelly
We have many amazing affiliates that we got to work with and talk to on a daily basis. Most fitness professionals will stay in the…
READ MOREExercise of the Week: Wide Grip Lat Pulldown (To the Front)
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (outer latissimus dorsi). The secondary muscles stressed are the biceps…
READ MOREExercise of the Week: Medium Grip Lat Pulldowns
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (latissimus dorsi – middle toward the center of the back).…
READ MOREHow to Do a Close Grip V-Bar Lat Pulldown
If you want to become a personal trainer, or perhaps are one already, there are many movements you will have to know like the back…
READ MOREOne Arm Dumbbell Rows
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in your upper back (latissimus dorsi and rhomboids). The secondary muscles stressed are the…
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